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Fond du Lac Band chairman Kevin DuPuis and tribal council member Roger Smith were in Washington last week to witness President Donald Trump sign an executive order creating a national task force to...

The line of shoppers Friday morning at the L&M Fleet Farm store in Cloquet stretched from the front doors all the way to Doddridge Avenue and down to Eighth Street. L&M staff offered free coffee and...

David Tuttle is secretly moonlighting as a department store Santa so that he can buy his wife a fur for Christmas. A suspected "other woman," hypnotism, the notorious Santa burglar Kris Kreigle and...

Sometimes it takes a village. In the case of Cloquet's community Thanksgiving dinner, it takes an army ... of volunteers. They work out of two headquarters: the Cloquet VFW for deliveries, and Zion... Full story

And just like that, Thanksgiving whizzes by and the holiday season begins. To add to the long list of seasonal happenings such as Bentleyville and holiday plays and visits with Santa, the Carlton... Full story

Find all kinds of deals at local stores along with oodles of fun things to do over the holiday season inside this week's Pine Knot News. And, by the way, due to the predicted blizzard on Small...

This year the U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 244th birthday, and a birthday ball was hosted by the Hebert Kennedy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3979 in Cloquet. Cory Johnson, director of the State... Full story

Our current high school exchange student from Italy, Lisa, was selected to play flute in the 52nd annual High School Honor Band at the University of Minnesota Duluth last Friday and Saturday. Lisa... Full story

Imagine yourself in the heart of Paris sipping coffee and listening to a strolling accordionist. Or at a club in Argentina dancing the tango? Now see yourself sitting at the new Moose Lake School audi... Full story

After 10 years of directing, Kevin Hamre had stepped away from the massive productions that are the fall musicals at Cloquet High School. Shows that often feature between 70 and 100 young actors and... Full story

Folks are wearing their blaze orange again, and you know what that means. It’s time to eat (and shop) and hunt. The hunters supper sponsored by the Cromwell Area Community Club will be 4-7 p.m.... Full story

I take solace in the fact that along with thoughts of winter come thoughts of Christmas. So, I’m putting these upcoming Christmas bazaars and festivals on my calendar and I hope you do, too! Plan... Full story

When I moved to Wrenshall after graduate school in New York City I had many friends and colleagues tell me some version of the same thing: “Oh, what a unique thing. Art and farming. How can you...

Churchill Elementary School students are captivated by soprano Siena Forest as she performs in "Cinderella" with the Little Opera of the North program Oct. 24. The traveling show aims to introduce... Full story

Last week was a tough one for many with the passing of Mike Olson, Clarence Smith Jr., Eugenia Lisson, Lee Lippo, June Kingsley and, most recently, Larry Hamren. Larry, 76, of Wright passed away... Full story

Now that Halloween has come and gone, we can look forward to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. There are some among us who groan and “bah humbug” about the holidays, but there are others, l... Full story

No matter which exit you take, next week's Roundabout: North Carlton County Art Tour offers a different artistic experience at each of its seven stops: A theater. A museum. Two grand historic homes. A... Full story

Participants in the 14th annual Pumpkin Run & Walk at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College were greeted with perfect weather conditions for the 5K race and festive community event on Saturday...

There are several options for thrill seekers of all ages this weekend Haunted Shack The Haunted Shack and Ru-Ridge Farms have teamed up to provide folks with the ultimate fall experience during the... Full story

The Chilloween Halloween party is Friday, Oct. 25 inside the Cromwell Park Pavilion (no kids on the playground/outside). From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the party is geared toward kids in 6th grade and...